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... drunkenness cannot be tolerated , nor ungentleman- like habits in any shape . He must live under the observation of the general profession , and preserve the caste and rank that belongs to his commission . The very style of living ...
... drunkenness cannot be tolerated , nor ungentleman- like habits in any shape . He must live under the observation of the general profession , and preserve the caste and rank that belongs to his commission . The very style of living ...
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... drunkenness . But his exercises , without even going beyond the barrack premises , may be made manifold - running , wrestling , gymnastic games of every kind , that harden the muscles and strengthen the limbs , should be encouraged ...
... drunkenness . But his exercises , without even going beyond the barrack premises , may be made manifold - running , wrestling , gymnastic games of every kind , that harden the muscles and strengthen the limbs , should be encouraged ...
Page 53
... drunkenness , as much to the prejudice of discipline as health ? Regular bodily pleasurable exercise has been said to be worth a host of physicians for preserving military health ; and occupation , without distress or fatigue , is ...
... drunkenness , as much to the prejudice of discipline as health ? Regular bodily pleasurable exercise has been said to be worth a host of physicians for preserving military health ; and occupation , without distress or fatigue , is ...
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... drunkenness and the yellow fever killed them off . Such will never do for an hospital corps . They should either be raised as an independent body , or be formed from the emeriti of the army , out of the old soldiers who had served their ...
... drunkenness and the yellow fever killed them off . Such will never do for an hospital corps . They should either be raised as an independent body , or be formed from the emeriti of the army , out of the old soldiers who had served their ...
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... drunkenness , we should be careful to place within his reach more wholesome indulgences , of which , a diet suited to his taste ( and it cannot be so suited without variety ) , must ever be the first . Man is a cooking animal ; but we ...
... drunkenness , we should be careful to place within his reach more wholesome indulgences , of which , a diet suited to his taste ( and it cannot be so suited without variety ) , must ever be the first . Man is a cooking animal ; but we ...
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